"What we've found is Generation Y job seekers are more inclined, are more interested to test a market if you will, in terms of potentially looking at different employment ideas before settling on one career," Mr Robertson.

But Mr Oliver believes the casualisation of Australia's workforce is hurting the broader economy.

"If we fully utilise the resources available to us in the labour market, then we could be having a higher level of economic activity and better living standards flowing from that."